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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. Monel R-405

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
160
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
9.1 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
50
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
49 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
120 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.025 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0